Cheryl M
@cherylm56588591.bsky.social
Voracious reader, constantly curious, fascinated by the natural world and entranced by all things volcano. Lover of 80s music and Celtic French rap group Manau. No DMs
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I didn’t know otters wagged their tails when happy! 🥹
December 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I didn’t know otters wagged their tails when happy! 🥹
Chubby unicorns!!!!! 😁
Baby Rhino and Momma! Tender moment extremely special and rareb Clip taken from our Africam show!
December 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Chubby unicorns!!!!! 😁
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Some of what they do is malevolent. Some of it is idiotic. And some of it is malevolent and idiotic.
BREAKING: President Trump declared that all of former President Biden’s pardons are now “invalid.” There is no legal mechanism for presidents to revoke their predecessors’ pardons but if Trump is taken seriously, thousands could be thrown into legal chaos.
Trump Claims Former President Joe Biden’s Pardons Are Invalid
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Some of what they do is malevolent. Some of it is idiotic. And some of it is malevolent and idiotic.
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If the entire Trump administration doesn't realize that this would guarantee that the Trump pardons they're all banking on will also be declared invalid by a future president, nobody tell them.
BREAKING: President Trump declared that all of former President Biden’s pardons are now “invalid.” There is no legal mechanism for presidents to revoke their predecessors’ pardons but if Trump is taken seriously, thousands could be thrown into legal chaos.
Trump Claims Former President Joe Biden’s Pardons Are Invalid
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:10 AM
If the entire Trump administration doesn't realize that this would guarantee that the Trump pardons they're all banking on will also be declared invalid by a future president, nobody tell them.
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@mluckovich.bsky.social captured it perfectly.
December 2, 2025 at 10:23 PM
@mluckovich.bsky.social captured it perfectly.
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Also, a lesson to every DOJ lawyer & law enforcement official. A lesson to everyone.
Hegseth is very transparently blaming a Navy admiral for his own decision. Let this be a lesson for every other military officer: The Trump administration will issue unlawful orders, then blame you for following them.
December 2, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Also, a lesson to every DOJ lawyer & law enforcement official. A lesson to everyone.
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Advent Sunday & London was bitterly cold and wreathed in a damp fog which smelt of underground rivers and coal smoke. The Dragon of Kensington Church Street, however, was exceedingly well wrapped up in a Sèvres blue muffler and matching mittens.
November 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Advent Sunday & London was bitterly cold and wreathed in a damp fog which smelt of underground rivers and coal smoke. The Dragon of Kensington Church Street, however, was exceedingly well wrapped up in a Sèvres blue muffler and matching mittens.
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Bookmark this for the investigations to come: the Trump team’s boat bombings trace back to at least 2018. That’s when White House officials asked me & others about whether they could do something like this.
We said it was illegal then. Now they’ve done it anyway.
We said it was illegal then. Now they’ve done it anyway.
November 29, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Bookmark this for the investigations to come: the Trump team’s boat bombings trace back to at least 2018. That’s when White House officials asked me & others about whether they could do something like this.
We said it was illegal then. Now they’ve done it anyway.
We said it was illegal then. Now they’ve done it anyway.
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I don’t know why any of Trump’s staff believe he’ll stand by them when they break laws on his behalf.
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Translation: Pete may well go down for this. But I’m not going with him.
Reporter: If there were a second strike that killed wounded people, would that be legal?
Trump: I don’t know that happened and Pete said he did not even know what people were talking about. I wouldn’t have wanted a second strike. The first strike was very lethal. It was fine.
Trump: I don’t know that happened and Pete said he did not even know what people were talking about. I wouldn’t have wanted a second strike. The first strike was very lethal. It was fine.
December 1, 2025 at 3:57 AM
I don’t know why any of Trump’s staff believe he’ll stand by them when they break laws on his behalf.
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Just ahead of the holidays, the Trump administration ripped up new travel rules to rein in airlines and put money back in your pocket.
If you’re watching this and your flight is delayed, spread the word: Trump is only looking out for the giant corporations.
If you’re watching this and your flight is delayed, spread the word: Trump is only looking out for the giant corporations.
November 30, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Just ahead of the holidays, the Trump administration ripped up new travel rules to rein in airlines and put money back in your pocket.
If you’re watching this and your flight is delayed, spread the word: Trump is only looking out for the giant corporations.
If you’re watching this and your flight is delayed, spread the word: Trump is only looking out for the giant corporations.
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4/Hegseth tweeted but didn’t deny that 2 defenseless people were killed. There’s no evidence of their guilt. Clinging to the wreckage of a boat in the ocean, they weren’t an immediate threat to the US. The lawful choice was rescue & prosecution. Instead, per Hegseth’s order, they were executed.
November 30, 2025 at 1:19 PM
4/Hegseth tweeted but didn’t deny that 2 defenseless people were killed. There’s no evidence of their guilt. Clinging to the wreckage of a boat in the ocean, they weren’t an immediate threat to the US. The lawful choice was rescue & prosecution. Instead, per Hegseth’s order, they were executed.
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This is thanks to a combination of "Silver Loading" and "Premium Alignment."
It gets wonky, but the bottom line is that there are over a dozen states (including some you might not expect) where you can get BRONZE plans dirt cheap or GOLD plans for LESS THAN SILVER.
acasignups.net/25/11/12/the...
It gets wonky, but the bottom line is that there are over a dozen states (including some you might not expect) where you can get BRONZE plans dirt cheap or GOLD plans for LESS THAN SILVER.
acasignups.net/25/11/12/the...
There Will Be Graphs: A deeper dive into how 14 states are dramatically mitigating the expiring tax credits
IMPORTANT: Premium Alignment is NOT a substitute for making the enhanced ACA tax credits permanent. It does little to help the lowest-income folks who are still better off with Silver plans thanks to ...
acasignups.net
November 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This is thanks to a combination of "Silver Loading" and "Premium Alignment."
It gets wonky, but the bottom line is that there are over a dozen states (including some you might not expect) where you can get BRONZE plans dirt cheap or GOLD plans for LESS THAN SILVER.
acasignups.net/25/11/12/the...
It gets wonky, but the bottom line is that there are over a dozen states (including some you might not expect) where you can get BRONZE plans dirt cheap or GOLD plans for LESS THAN SILVER.
acasignups.net/25/11/12/the...
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Mark Kelly says Pete Hegseth's reported double tap strike on a boat "seems to" be a war crime, and adds, "if what has been reported is accurate, I've got serious concerns about anybody in that chain of command stepping over a line that they should never step over. We are not Russia. We are not Iraq"
November 30, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Mark Kelly says Pete Hegseth's reported double tap strike on a boat "seems to" be a war crime, and adds, "if what has been reported is accurate, I've got serious concerns about anybody in that chain of command stepping over a line that they should never step over. We are not Russia. We are not Iraq"
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Turns out that the reminder from Congressional Democrats that members of the military shouldn’t follow illegal orders was timely. Read the details here: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
The Moment to Pick a Side Has Come
“You must refuse illegal orders.” That’s what was said in the video made by six Democratic members of Congress.
open.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Turns out that the reminder from Congressional Democrats that members of the military shouldn’t follow illegal orders was timely. Read the details here: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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This guy needs transport from Solano County to LA County (Suisun to Palmdale, CA) if anyone has ideas for getting him there before Monday. His chances of survival are best if he goes asap but I am having a baf time with my neck issues and Chewy isn’t feeling well so I want to keep an eye on him.
Goliath’s hanging in there, not pooping on his own yet but he is more alert and active today and eating for us now unassisted. He’s showing some minor signs of URI, but probably is not going to the emergency vet tonight? Fingers crossed?
November 30, 2025 at 7:58 AM
This guy needs transport from Solano County to LA County (Suisun to Palmdale, CA) if anyone has ideas for getting him there before Monday. His chances of survival are best if he goes asap but I am having a baf time with my neck issues and Chewy isn’t feeling well so I want to keep an eye on him.
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California folks who like to drive and were wondering what to do with your holiday Sunday, here’s your chance to help save a tiny life.
This guy needs transport from Solano County to LA County (Suisun to Palmdale, CA) if anyone has ideas for getting him there before Monday. His chances of survival are best if he goes asap but I am having a baf time with my neck issues and Chewy isn’t feeling well so I want to keep an eye on him.
Goliath’s hanging in there, not pooping on his own yet but he is more alert and active today and eating for us now unassisted. He’s showing some minor signs of URI, but probably is not going to the emergency vet tonight? Fingers crossed?
November 30, 2025 at 11:55 AM
California folks who like to drive and were wondering what to do with your holiday Sunday, here’s your chance to help save a tiny life.
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November 30, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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I simply disagree and I won’t stop saying that. Every vote literally does count as one vote. And even in a state like SC things can change. If I give in to hopelessness then how can anything ever change?
I know what it is like to live in a deeply MAGA area but I’m not giving up.
I know what it is like to live in a deeply MAGA area but I’m not giving up.
November 30, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I simply disagree and I won’t stop saying that. Every vote literally does count as one vote. And even in a state like SC things can change. If I give in to hopelessness then how can anything ever change?
I know what it is like to live in a deeply MAGA area but I’m not giving up.
I know what it is like to live in a deeply MAGA area but I’m not giving up.
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As the Trump administration clumsily moves toward an unnecessary and irresponsible and narcissistic war with Venezuela, I want to take a brief moment to offer this sentiment to those who voted for him over VP Harris because they believed it would keep us out of unnecessary wars:
FUCK. YOU.
FUCK. YOU.
November 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
As the Trump administration clumsily moves toward an unnecessary and irresponsible and narcissistic war with Venezuela, I want to take a brief moment to offer this sentiment to those who voted for him over VP Harris because they believed it would keep us out of unnecessary wars:
FUCK. YOU.
FUCK. YOU.
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Reminder that shortly after ordering these strikes, Hegseth removed the press corps from the Pentagon and the SouthCom Commander overseeing operations in the Caribbean unexpectedly announced he is stepping down 2 yrs before his term is up. What we are seeing is just the tip of the iceberg.
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Reminder that shortly after ordering these strikes, Hegseth removed the press corps from the Pentagon and the SouthCom Commander overseeing operations in the Caribbean unexpectedly announced he is stepping down 2 yrs before his term is up. What we are seeing is just the tip of the iceberg.
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For those who don’t know, Jack served in the Bush administration but resigned in protest of the extra constitutional claims made by the administration. He’s no left wing radical, but he care about the Constitution.
He has forgotten more about executive power than I could ever hope to learn.
He has forgotten more about executive power than I could ever hope to learn.
Harvard Law School’s Jack Goldsmith:
“In short, if the Post’s facts are correct, it appears that Special Operations Forces committed murder when the ‘two men were blown apart in the water, as the Post put it.’”
open.substack.com/pub/executiv...
“In short, if the Post’s facts are correct, it appears that Special Operations Forces committed murder when the ‘two men were blown apart in the water, as the Post put it.’”
open.substack.com/pub/executiv...
November 29, 2025 at 3:10 PM
For those who don’t know, Jack served in the Bush administration but resigned in protest of the extra constitutional claims made by the administration. He’s no left wing radical, but he care about the Constitution.
He has forgotten more about executive power than I could ever hope to learn.
He has forgotten more about executive power than I could ever hope to learn.